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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Cambodian (Khmer)“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | នុំបុ័ង | nom pang | |
| roll | នុំគូតខ្យង | nom kut kyorng | |
| butter | បឺរ | beur | |
| cheese | ឈីស | chhis | |
| honey | ទឹកឃ្មុំ | teuk khmum | |
| jam | ដំនាប់ | dam nab | |
| egg | ស៊ុទ | sut | |
| noodles | មី | mi | |
| rice | បាយ | bay | |
| yoghurt | យ៉ៅអួរ | yaw uor | |
| sugar | ស្ករ | skar | |
| salt | អំបិល | ambel | |
| pepper | ម្រិច | mri ch | |
| spice | ម្ទេស | mtes | |
| oil | ប្រេង | preng |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | ញាំ | nhoam | |
| food | ម្ហូប | mhoub | |
| (to) drink | ផឹក | phoek | |
| drink | ភេសជ្ជះ | phes sa cheak | |
| hungry | ឃ្លាន | khlean | |
| hunger | សេចក្តីឃ្លាន | sech kdei klean | |
| thirsty | ស្រេកទឹក | srek teuk | |
| thirst | សេចក្តីស្រេកទឹក | sech kdei srek teuk | |
| (to) cook | ចំអិនម្ហូប | chamen mhoub | |
| (to) taste | ភ្លក់ | phlok | |
| tasty | ឆ្ងាញ់ | chhnganh | |
| delicious | ឆ្ងាញ់ | chhnganh | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | រីករាយជាមួយនឹងម្ងូប | rikreay cheamuoynung mngoub! | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | លើកកែវឡើងដើម្បីសុខភាព | leuk kev laeng daembi sokhpheap! | |
| breakfast | អាហារពេលព្រឹក | ahar pel preuk | |
| lunch | អាហារពេលថ្ងៃ | ahar pel thnai | |
| dinner | អាហារពេលល្ងាច | aha pel lngeach | |
| restaurant | ភោជនីយដ្ធាន | phochniy dthan | |
| bar | បារ | bar | |
| café | ហាងកាហ្វេ | hang café |
Dishes
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| soup | ស៊ុប | sup | |
| salad | សាឡាដ់ | salad | |
| french fries / chips | ដំឡូងចៀន | damlaung chien |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutlery | កាំបិតផ្សេងៗ | kambet pseng pseng | |
| fork | សម | sorm | |
| spoon | ស្លាបព្រា | slab prea | |
| knife | កាំបិត | kambet | |
| plate | ចាន | chan | |
| glass | កែវ | kev | |
| cup | ពេង | peng | |
| mug | ពែងធំមានដៃ | peng thom meandai |
Drinks
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| water | ទឹក | teuk | |
| mineral water | ទឹកបរិសុទ្ធ | teuk borisoth | |
| soda water / sparkling water | ទឹកសូដា | teuk soda | |
| still water | ទឹកធម្មតា | teuk tomda | |
| juice | ទឹកផ្លែឈើ | teuk ple cheu | |
| beer | ស្រាបៀរ | sra beer | |
| wine | ស្រាទំពាំងបាយជូរ | sra tompeangbaychour | |
| champagne | ស្រាសាំប៉ាញ | sra sam panh | |
| cocktail | ស្រាក្រឡុក | sra kralok | |
| milk | ទឹកដោះគោ | teuk dos koh | |
| cocoa | ទឹកក្រូចកូកា | teuk kroj coca | |
| coffee | កាហ្វេ | café | |
| tea | តែ | te |
Flavors
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet | ផ្អែម | phaem | |
| sour | ជូរ | chour | |
| spicy | ហិរ | hel | |
| salty | ប្រៃ | prai | |
| bitter | ល្វីង | lving |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruit | ផ្លែឈើ | ple cheu | |
| vegetables | បន្លែ | ban le | |
| apple | ប៉ោម | paom | |
| orange | ក្រូច | krauch | |
| strawberry | ស្ត្របឺររី | stro beu ri | |
| banana | ចេក | chek | |
| potato | ដំឡូង | damlaung | |
| cucumber | ត្រសក់ | trasak |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| meat | សាច់ | sach | |
| sausage | សាច់ក្រក | sachkrak | |
| small sausage | សាចក់្រកតូច | sach krak tauch | |
| ham | សាច់ជ្រូកបន្ទះ | sach chrouk banteah | |
| chicken | សាច់មាន់ | sach mon | |
| fish | ត្រី | trei | |
| beef | សាច់គោ | sachko | |
| lamb | សាចជៀម | sach cheam |
Sweets
| English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chocolate | សុកូឡា | so kaula | |
| pie | នុំផាយ | noum phay | |
| cake | នុំ | noum | |
| biscuit | នុំប៉ោត | num paut | |
| icecream | ការ៉េម | crem |
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